Quote Originally Posted by Martyn P View Post
Have a good time Andy. I'll be following you on Monday ..... training plan for the next week is for a jog round 3Ps tomorrow (am resisting the temptation to run Blubberhouses 25) then up to Langdale on Monday for an easy belt round the Three Shires route, Langdale - Bowfell - Wasdale - Langdale on Tuesday, maybe leg 2 on Wednesday and then Honister - Wasdale - Leg 4 on Thursday.

I will probably rest on Friday
Well, we managed the little plan above, but it wasn't straightforward. Three Shires on Monday was easy, thick clag on Swirl How and Wetside Edge made nav a bit tricky though. Tuesday started off OK, but clag came down around Esk Pike and stayed with us with intermittent snow .... the wind really got up while we were on Lord's Rake and it was a struggle to get on to Sca Fell summit, I crawled off literally on all-fours. Down to Wasdale for some respite, but of course we had to go back to Langdale ..... awful journey back over Styhead pass, straight into the wind and driving snow, my eyes really suffered, it was a relief to get to Rossett Ghyll out of the wind. Weds was brighter but the winds were still strong and increasing as we went up Clough Head, becoming violent by the time we reached the summit, windchill was -18c, I estimate gusts up to 80mph. We were halfway up to Great Dodd when I made the decision to turn back, we were struggling to put one foot in front of the other, slowly freezing and it would only have got worse by Helvellyn. I don't know if anyone else made it over leg 2 on Weds but if they did .... well [doffs cap]. By contrast, today was just gorgeous and we met Simon bright and breezy and went over to Wasdale on the Moses Trod and did Leg 4 and 5 in what were probably perfect conditions, hardly a breath of wind, clear skies and stunning scenery. Still lots of snow about though. And I still intend to rest tomorrow